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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kingston upon Thames 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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| Premises limewashed | 12 |
| Windows repaired, renewed or made to open | 135 |
| New Windows provided | 3 |
| Door and Window Sills renewed or repaired | 88 |
| Doors renewed or repaired | 14 |
| New Portable Ashbins provided | 299 |
| Accumulations of manure and refuse removed | 6 |
| Manure Receptacles constructed | 1 |
| Nuisance from overcrowding abated | 4 |
| Water Supply provided direct from rising main | 33 |
| Service Water Cisterns removed | 7 |
| Service Water Cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered | 3 |
| Water Supply reinstated | 31 |
| Use of Well-Water discontinued and M.W.B. supply laid on | 15 |
| Stoves and Firegrates repaired or renewed | 60 |
| Coppers repaired or renewed | 23 |
| Flue provided to geyser | 1 |
| New Geyser fitted | 1 |
| Nuisance from smoke abated | 6 |
| Dilapidated Sheds demolished | 2 |
| Boundary Fences repaired or renewed | 5 |
| New Chimney Pots | 6 |
| Illegal use of basement rooms discontinued | 8 |
| Nuisance from animals abated | 3 |
| Nuisance from fish frying abated | 1 |
| New Door Locks | 3 |
| Passageway cleansed | 1 |
| Premises discontinued being improperly used for sleeping purposes | 1 |
| Verminous Premises cleansed | 1 |
| Houses repainted externally | 8 |
| Miscellaneous | 18 |
SMOKE ABATEMENT.
The number of complaints received during' 1930 in
respect of alleged nuisance from smoke was five. Nine
formal observations were made and in several instances
excessive amounts of smoke were recorded.
It is evident that the campaign, which is being waged
against the pollution of the atmosphere by industrial smoke,
is having some effect. In a few instances works managers
have sought advice as to the best practicable means to